Birds 1967 by Lisa Larson

A small collection of Lisa Larson’s birds have been sitting in her studio since 1967 - hence the name!

Almost forgotten among so many gems by the celebrated Swedish ceramicist, they've now been set reproduced after being discovered by Anders Färdig, founder of Design House Stockholm.

Material & Dimensions

Birds 1967 Designer - Lisa Larson

Presented in cardboard gift box with story/details about the birds and their designer.
Dimensions W15.5 x D7 x H16 cm
Dimensions box W19 x D19.2 cm x H7.2 cm
Bird weight 290 g
Material - made from turned solid beech, water-based paint.
Care instructions - Wipe with dry cloth. Avoid sun bleaching.

A little more on how The Birds came into being -

'It was when living in Sausalito, near San Francisco in 1967, for half a year’ remembers Lisa Larson 'that The Birds were visualised'. Lisa studied ceramics with Peter Voulkos in Berkeley where she  encountered lots of strong colours and exotic  folk-art patterns from nearby Mexico. Apparently she just started out painting these birds without any idea on how to produce them.’

’I brought back gouache colours, in shades which were impossible to get by in Sweden at that time,’ says Lisa Larson. ’I found a retired carpenter who turned out these shapes in wood which I then painted all by myself. It was a lot of work, and I had to get back to my ordinary work as a ceramicist.’

’I was craving to work, and to paint these wood shapes were just natural since I had no possibility to work with ceramics in our house back then.’ says Lisa Larson. ’I had no idea on how they could be reconstructed or produced once back in Sweden, but I was so inspired by all that I saw.

Her treasure has been kept nesting since 1967, first at the family’s summer house in South Sweden, and then at her studio outside of Stockholm. ’I found these marvelous designs at a visit at Lisa’s studio’, says Anders Färdig, founder of Design House Stockholm, ’I was completely mesmerized by these birds craving for attention. Why were they not in production? The Mexican look, the outsized Flower Power patterns: Lisa Larson’s birds are almost like peace doves, a remembrance of a time when the young generation protested against war and dreamt about a new society.’